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A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole Hauser), and a deadly prisoner (Vin Diesel) who quickly escapes. These clashing personalities discover that the planet is plunging into the darkness of an extended eclipse, and it's populated by hordes of ravenous, razor-fanged beasties that only come out at night. The body count rises, and Pitch Black settles into familiar sci-fi territory.
What sets the movie apart is Twohy's developing visual style, suggesting that this veteran of B-movie schlock may advance to the big leagues. Like the makers of The Blair Witch Project, Twohy understands the frightening power of suggestion; his hungry monsters are better heard than seen (although once seen, they're chillingly effective), and Pitch Black gets full value from moments of genuine panic. Best of all, Twohy's got a well-matched cast, with Mitchell (so memorable with Ally Sheedy in High Art) and Diesel (Pvt. Caparzo from Saving Private Ryan) being the standouts. The latter makes the most of his muscle-man role, and his character's development is one more reason this movie works better than it should. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | David Twohy |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 18 February, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mca Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Spanish/Misc Sa, Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 096898619233 |
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Customer Reviews of Pitch Black (Rated) (Spanish) (Spec Sub)
A blast to watch! I don't really like sci-fi movies but this is the one exception. Any movie with people stranded on a planet relying on an escaped convict to save them to me sounds like one of the coolest plots ever. The role of Richard Riddick was tailor made for Vin Diesel. He kicks ass, takes names, and shows everyone who's boss. The other standout performance in this movie was Cole Hauser as Johns. Even though he was a jerk, he was great at tricking the other people into thinking he was a good guy. But I wouldn't even have considered this movie if Vin Diesel wasn't in it. He carries the film from start to finish. With awesome action, great special effects, and a menacing hero, this is a film you don't want to pass up. A Diesel-powered film for all fans!
A New Age Sci-fi Movie
I have to start by saying that I saw the Chronicles of Riddick before I saw Pitch Black, so I already knew the character of the anti-hero protagonist in both stories. That said, I'm happy I did, because Pitch Black comes off as your everyday space horror that attempted to steal some of the success that the Alien movies had. The stand out in this movie is the main character, Riddick, and how true the writers kept that character through-out the story. You had your expectations for Riddick, and he goes just a little beyond them while never actually disappointing or become predictable.
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>The story begins like most sci-fi movies, that being a view of the galaxy to let us know that this is a sci-fi movie. Soon after, though, the ship that all the characters are traveling in hits a small asteroid belt that tears the hull apart, and they are forced to crash land on a planet with three suns and a never-ending desert. Oh, and with strange creatures that hate the light, but these come later, after we understand what's going on with Riddick and the crew of unfortunate survivors that become his prey.
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>When finally they do come, though, a sort of understanding comes between the other characters and Riddick, and they realize that they must get off the planet soon. Thus starts the heart-pounding run across the desert landscape to an abandoned ship. All the while, character infighting threatens to separate them, and does in some cases. By the end it becomes both a fight for survival and a fight to retain one's morals. The ending is obvious, somebody has to escape, but it's who ends up escaping that is the surprise.
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>Another thing that separates this movie from other sci-fi movies is that it doesn't even try to present a strange, alien world. In fact, you barely ever see the aliens that are in this story, and they are actually presented more as beasts than intelligent creatures. There are no made-up races of strange looking creatures (like Star Wars) or the never ending stream of humanoid, bipedal aliens (like Star Trek) that gets monotonous. This movie presents its own ideas on sci-fi, and does so successfully.
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>I'd recommend this movie, and its sequel, to anyone tired of Star Wars or Star Trek (I was never a really big fan myself). Its new ideas are refreshing. I'd also recommend this movie to horror fans who liked Aliens, as it has some similar moments. But most of all, I'd recommend this movie to writers or young screenwriters, as it has one of the best, well-written characters ever created in Riddick.
OUR INTREPID SURVIVORS ARE OBVIOUSLY IN FOR A LONG NIGHT!
IN A NUTSHELL:
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>This is a grab-you-by-the-seat-of-your-pants action thriller that starts with a bang and maintains its tension. Using a variety of clever devices throughout the film including a good script and fine acting, "Pitch Black" rises well above the usual genre fare.
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>JUST PLAIN SCARY:
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>All throughout "Pitch Black" there was a pervasive feeling that something ominously malevolent was getting closer to happening. We see signs from the beginning. Right after the crash landing we see distant trees that turn out to be the huge skeketal remains of a herd of huge animals. Then there's "something" that's scurrying about underground and a deserted camp without explanation. What happened to the people?
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>There was a model of the solar system with its 3 suns that demonstrated a total eclipse that was just about to occur! As all this is happening the pace picks up, it starts to get dark, their solar-powered vehicle stops working, and the whatevers that were scurrying around underground are beginning to pour out of the hilltops in mass. They resemble swarms of giant bats that look alot like the creatures in "Alien". Our intrepid survivors are obviously in for a long night!
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>WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:
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>That's what the film is all about. Suffice it to say that the pace swells to fever pitch in an environment where nobody is safe and there is no telling how long this "Pitch Black" environment will last. You'll find yourself on pins and needles for most of the film.
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>ALSO CONSIDER SEEING:
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>Tremors, Alien, or Aliens.